- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:8751 CRL.P No. 786 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 786 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. SUNIL KUMAR K V AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, S/O SRI. VISHWANATHA, 2. VISHWANATHA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, S/O CHANNABAAPPA 3. PALAKSHAMMA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, W/O SRI VISHWANATHA 4. SAHANA AGED ABOUT 18 YEARS, D/O SRI VISHWANATHA 5. ANIL KUMAR K.V., AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, S/O SRI VISHWANATHA, ALL ARE PERMANENT RESIDENT OF KABBALLI, NAGARALU, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577 175. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. K S GANESHA., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY WOMEN POLICE STATION, DAVANAGERE - PIN 577 001. REP BY SPP, HIGH COURT OF KARANATAKA BENGALURU - 560 001., 2. SMT.ASHA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, W/O SRI. SUNIL KUMAR, Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:8751 CRL.P No. 786 of 2025 R/ A 3RD MAIN, 15TH CROSS, KTJ NAGARA, DAVANAGERE, 577001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. THEJESH P.,HCGP FOR R1; SRI. NATARAJU T., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO QUASH THE FIR IN CRIME NO. 73-2024 REGISTERED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 506, 34, 498A, 504, 323, 354 AND 114 OF IPC AND UNDER SECTION 3 AND 4 OF DP ACT BY THE WOMEN POLICE STATION, DAVANAGERE PENDING ON THE FILE OF 2ND ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN) AND JMFC, DAVANAGERE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, the petitioners seek the following relief: "Quash the FIR in Crime No.73/2024 registered for the offences p/u/s 506, 34, 498A, 504, 323, 354 and 114 of IPC and under section 3 and 4 of DP Act by the woman police station, Davanagere pending on the file of 2nd Additional civil judge (Sr.Dn.) and JMFC, Davanagere." 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material on record. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in view of filing of the charge sheet in C.C.No.2344/2024 on 18.08.2024 prior to filing of the present petition, the present petition may be disposed of reserving liberty in favour of the petitioners to file a - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:8751 CRL.P No. 786 of 2025 fresh petition challenging the charge sheet and seeking appropriate reliefs. 4. Submission is placed on record. 5. The petition stands disposed of reserving liberty as aforesaid. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE RB